Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
This Article
Right arrow Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Sines, D.
Right arrow Articles by McNally, S.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Sines, D.
Right arrow Articles by McNally, S.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

An investigation into the perceptions of clinical supervision experienced by learning disability nurses

David Sines

London South Bank University, UK

Steve McNally

Oxford Brookes University, UK, sj.mcnally{at}brookes.ac.uk

This study explored perceptions of clinical supervision among community-based residential learning disability nurses in south-east England. A questionnaire generated a sample of 35, of whom 26 engaged regularly in clinical supervision. Respondents reported that supervision provided protected time to reflect on their skills and on their professional and personal development. They identified a need for greater clarity in the roles of supervisor and supervisee, and a clearer separation of managerial and developmental imperatives. They wanted support and preparation for supervision, and range of options for type of supervision and choice of supervisor. Thus supervision was found to be important for staff working in isolated community-based services for people with learning difficulties. However, little research has been carried out in this area. This study could help to shape and unify the future provision of clinical supervision.

Key Words: clinical supervision • community care • learning disability nurses • staff support • stress management

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 11, No. 4, 307-328 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629507083582
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?